Benessa Russell, a cousin of Olsens, described her as having transcended her hard-knocks upbringing. Authorities have not named a suspect in the case, but Alexas father filed a lawsuit in January against Charles Wheeler. Inside, deputies found the bodies of Nichol Olsen and her two daughters. I figured maybe she went with a friend and they had gone somewhere else, but that she didn't want to talk to me. Olsen and Wheeler met in person for the first time at La Cantera Resort. Salazar said that while the medical examiner has ruled Olsens death a suicide, he is not ready to say she killed her two children. The final evidence, according to a KLTV report, was the therapy session with a young Riley, who had witnessed his father kill Nichole. Olsens younger daughter, London, also split time between her parents, staying with her mother Mondays through Thursday mornings, custody papers show. And this time that she was done because he was really embarrassing and he left her in a whole different city. Olsen lost both of her parents when she was young. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, and Alexa Denice Montez, 16, were found deceased in a sprawling, lavish mansion in the Anaqua Springs Ranch community, close to Boerne, around 25 miles northwest of San Antonio, in January 2019. A Bexar County sheriffs deputy arrived to find Wheeler on the ground, crying, in his front yard. The question of who is responsible for the shootings has sharply divided those who knew Olsen and Wheeler. He stood trial in 2010, and even though the evidence against him was largely circumstantial and forensic-based, a jury found him guilty as charged. Patel said Olsen told her that Wheeler took all of the couples belongings, including Olsens phone, and left her stranded at the hotel. Texas Man Accused of Murdering Girlfriend Who Planned to Confront Him About Being Married, Everything to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders, Including Details of Allegations Against Alex, Utah Man Who Killed Wife, 5 Kids Was Previously Accused of Choking Daughter, Who Feared He'd 'Kill Her', Fed-Ex Driver Accused of Killing Athena Strand, 7, Is Also Charged with 3 Counts of Sexual Assault, Pregnant Ind. She had warm brown eyes, an electric smile and a personality that drew others to her. Friends and family gathered to honor Nichol Olsen and her two daughters after their deaths in January. Charles Wheeler told police was not at his $1 million gated-community San Antonio home the night that Olsen, Montez, and Bribiescas were killed. A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen). Dateline NBC presents an original podcast on Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. However, when Nichole Payne [] He made it very clear that he was very interested in her.. The medical examiner and sheriff identified two of the dead as Nichol Olsen, 37, and her daughter Alexa Montez, 16. [Feature Photo: Nichol Olsen and children/Facebook], MANHUNT: Hobby Lobby Distribution Center Manager Shot Dead in Altercation With Employee, 16-Year-Old High School Student Fatally Stabbed in Classroom Fight, Young Child FaceTimes for Help After 4 Members of Family Slain, vehicle forensics technology called Berla, subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. When Nichol Olsen and her two daughters are found shot in the home they shared with her boyfriend, a theory quickly emerges that lays the blame on Nichol. It was supposed to be a good moment for them they were supposed to be celebrating their anniversary. Olsen, then 20, became a parental figure to her younger brother, who was just 13. She was shaking, she was crying, she was terrified about everything. In it, Nikki reveals to author Gregg Olsen how the family's enforced code of silence led to the deaths of two others: Shelly's nephew, Shane Watson, 19, and her 57-year-old friend, Ron Woodworth. Beaumont, Texas. To develop a picture of the lives of Nichol Olsen and Charles Wheeler, Express-News reporter Peggy O'Hare conducted dozens of interviews and examined police, court, school and property records in Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall and Brazoria counties. Their daughter, Alexa, was born in 2002. This was around the time that oil prices bottomed out in Texas. "During interviews with Nichol, she admitted that she 'was not a very good mother' to Skylar when he was young because she was young and immature herself," the social worker wrote. After high school, Alexa planned to enroll at Texas A&M University with the goal of becoming an obstetrician. In the lawsuit filed by London's father Hector Bribiescas, he alleges that after a lengthy argument with Olsen in which she was allegedly exhibiting "increasingly erratic behavior," Wheeler left the home knowing he'd left an unsecured firearm in his bedside table. The mother and daughters were lying close together in an upstairs hallway. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Deputies continue to investigate deaths of three at upscale home in Northwest Bexar County, by Maritza Salazar. A little later, Austin was found in the garage with a wound on his face, on the mouth, kind of to the side, according to court documents. He later paid $300 in fines and court costs. Footprints in the Snow Episode 18 - 83 mins News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): MURDER MYSTERY: Anaqua Springs investigation, by Ariana Lubelli. Her dark hair cascaded past her shoulders and was always meticulously styled. Though, as investigations began, inconsistencies started arising. She said, I am a guest in this house. Stiles Unit, a Maximum Security prison. Wheeler knew Olsens behavior was escalating, was erratic and highly emotional and was potentially threatening and/or could lead to actual violence.. In 2011, Wheeler launched OTG Services, an oil field services company based in Fort Stockton that provided safety restraints, roustabouts, plant maintenance, equipment hauling and other services to customers in the Eagle Ford and Permian shales in Texas and the Haynesville Shale in Louisiana. Alexas family is relying on their faith to carry them through the ordeal, said their attorney, Paul Torres. KENS5 (San Antonio, TX): Possibly a triple murder: Newly-obtained search warrant for Anaqua Springs reveals details of crime scene, by Mariah Medina. Another friend, Justin Davis, 36, of Madisonville, described Wheeler as a good guy willing to go out of his way for anyone. The next year she was on "Facing Evil with Candice DeLong" on the cable channel Investigation Discovery. When Wheeler finally pulled over, the officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol and noted that Wheelers eyes were bloodshot, the police report states. I played along because I was just glad to have my friend there.. One day in May 2017, Olsen showed up for a video shoot for KeVa Col, the jewelry business she co-owned. Olsen walked her outside. When she wasn't working, she doted on her two daughters: Alexa, a 16-year-old cheerleader at Clark High School, and 10-year-old London, a fifth grader at Leon Springs Elementary School. KSAT 12 (San Antonio, TX): Relative IDs woman found dead with 2 slain teen girls in Far NW Bexar County home. Initially, Nichole's death was ruled a murder, and Austin Wages was said to have shot his mother, going on to commit suicide. Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wheeler remains a person of interest, but not a suspect. The basics of the infotainment system of the car are on the dashboard, Salazar said. Wheeler, 31, was an avid hunter and a former rodeo competitor turned successful businessman. Wheeler also became upset when the sound system briefly wouldnt work and blamed it on Olsens daughters, though she insisted they werent responsible, Turney said. He left her stranded, said Patel, 42, who noted she never met Wheeler. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Autopsy rules mothers shooting death a suicide, by Peggy OHare and Caleb Downs. House of Horrors will air on Dateline NBC, on September 17, 2022. | Bexar County Central Magistrate, Vanessa Turney, one of Nicol Olsens friends and business partners, said she will never believe Olsen killed herself or her children. ', Theres no way that we even saw this coming at all, Cynthia Stein Wheeler, 61, of Fredericksburg, said in an interview. KTSA (San Antonio, TX): Attorney defends owner of Boerne-area home where bodies were found, by News Desk. Meanwhile, Salazar feels that there are more people that hold the answers to what happened. Olsens family and friends have remained adamant that she wouldnt harm her children or kill herself. Wheeler is shown while being booked into the Brazoria County Jail on Oct. 12, 2008, on a charge of public intoxication. He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in 2010. @cwheeler9487 ? She then struck him in the face with an open hand, according to the sheriffs report. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? His parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary last summer. Normal protocols is to call that number back, but if we dont know exactly where, where that phone is located, we dont know where to dispatch to, Salazar said. I think I said, 'This is wrong.' Wheelers defenders say they cant conceive he would ever shoot Olsen or her daughters. We still have to go out and find out who it was that killed these two young ladies.. However, the accounts of investigators, forensic reports, inconsistencies in Jason's statements, and Riley's statement turned the tables with all fingers pointing at Jason. You know this, right? Turney said. "I'm not ready to do that yet.". Monica Patel, another friend of Olsens and a cardiologist at a Houston-area hospital, recalled a visit Olsen made to her home in July 2017. News archives yielded information about Wheeler's and his father's rodeo careers and the family's involvement in the oil and gas business. Nichol Olsen, daughter Alexa, 16, and London, 10, were found dead on Jan. 10, 2019 Nichol Olsen seemed to have the perfect life. In the video, Olsen and Wheeler looked every bit the giddy couple, cuddling and smiling while gazing into each other's eyes. She said she and Wheeler had argued but wouldnt go into detail, Turney recalled. The boyfriend had a bruise on his left eye and an abrasion on his knee, the report states. The 37-year-old single mother doted on her daughters, leaving work by 2:30 p.m. every day to pick them up from school. Every decision I made revolved around her.. The lid was inscribed on the inside with the word Princess and displayed three pink hearts. Wheeler declined to give a breath sample to determine his level of intoxication, the report states. Nichol Olsen and her two daughters, Alexa Denice Montez and London Bribiescas, were found dead at her boyfriend's Texas mansion. She married her sons father, James W. Nobles II, in 1998 when she was 16. In his testimony, Jason said that he returned and discovered the bodies, but neither checked to see if either were alive, nor had he touched them. She also appeared to mature as a mother. Its been two years since a Texas mother and her two daughters were found dead inside her boyfriends home, but a Bexar County sheriff says there are too many unanswered questions to officially close the case. You see the music. Subscribe to the San Antonio Express-News to support quality local journalism. Wheelers parents have been accused online of protecting him and not expressing public condolences for Olsens and her daughters deaths. She was going to be somebody, just like her mama.. Green Bay, Wisconsin, mother Nicole VanderHeyden was found dead May 20, 2016, but who was responsible for her death? As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, London Sophia Bribiescas, 10, and Alexa Denice Montez, 16, were found deceased in a sprawling, lavish mansion in the Anaqua Springs Ranch community, close to Boerne, around 25 miles northwest of San Antonio, in January 2019. The two had argued before the deaths, and Wheeler said he left and spent the night at a relative's home, according to reports. Its not normal for her to just be shut in like that.. She was going to go to Costa Rica with us this summer, before starting middle school., She had her first glass of champagne a week ago, and will never grow up to be who she was supposed to be, Sumners wrote. London's father, Hector Bribiescas, claimsafter a lengthy argument with Olsen in which she allegedly exhibited increasingly erratic behavior, Wheeler left the home knowing there was an unsecured firearm in his bedside table, People reported. Because he loved those girls. Read her on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. He said on Friday that an adult woman and two girls were found dead at residence the Anaqua Springs Ranch gated community. My San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Youngest victim in San Antonio-area triple shooting IDd; mothers boyfriend person of interest, by Peggy OHare. According to the lawsuit, plaintiff Carlos Montez Jr. sued Wheeler for gross negligence and wrongful death. Wheelers mother said the family is grieving. A family member identified the woman found dead of gunshots wounds along with two slain teenagers Thursday as 37-year-old Nichol Olsen. The investigators thus questioned how Jason was certain that they were shot when he claimed to not have touched the bodies. Once responding officers arrived at the scene, they noted that while Nichole had a bullet wound straight to the back of her head, Austin had one on the front of his face, with the rifle used for both sitting between his legs. What do you think really happened in this case? Police are still investigating where Wheeler was on the night of the killings. At first, cops thought it was a murder-suicide, but soon . They stayed up and talked for 17 hours straight. Except, as the legal system gave its final verdict after thorough consideration, Jason remains guilty, until proven otherwise. Benessa Russell, Olsens cousin, walked up to see the young girl. At the time of her death, Olsen had made plans for one of her daughters to take a singing class and was looking forward to seeing her son the following weekend. No suspect has been identified, nor any arrests made. Try Sundance Now free for 30 days by going to http://SundanceNow.com and use promo code rachel! The medical examiner has ruled the girls' deaths as homicides and Nichol's death as by suicide. To watch the case unfold, don't miss Friday's episode of Dateline at 9 p.m. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. After the football season ended, the city became transfixed by a new battle of sortsone that played out in a courtroom. She was just very concerned to get out because (Wheeler) was blowing up her phone, Turney said. The officer sprinted after Wheeler, yelling at him to stop. According to The Daily Mail, Olsen had her first child, Skylar, when she was just 15. Sobs, then loud wailing, filled the room sounds of grief drowned out only occasionally by heartwrenching music. Her romance with Wheeler took off quickly. "I don't know. Though he came from money, Wheeler aimed to make it on his own. We owe it to the public and to the victims in the case, and their families, of course, to continue this investigation. The next day, Olsen flew home to San Antonio after a friend bought a plane ticket for her. We let her in our hearts and our home, Wheelers mother said. She added that Olsen appeared to be a guest in the house. Wheeler started to yell and was asked to leave the hotel. She was a survivor. However, in January, he said the investigation was insufficient and reassigned the case to a cold case investigator. The couple never married but shared custody of the girl after breaking up. I think it was there that I got a sense of how the lay of the land was, Turney said. KSAT (San Antonio, TX): Anaqua Springs shooting case reassigned after sheriff deems investigation incomplete, by January 7, 2021. Hes like Youre really lucky that Im letting her go with you. "Charlie has noresponsibility, either criminally orcivilly, in this matter," she says. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Not so picture perfect, by Peggy OHare. Alexas family sent a letter asking the Wheelers to stay away from all services, according to one of Charlie Wheelers attorneys. And he loved those girls. Despite a coroner's ruling that said the shooting deaths constituted amurder-suicide, Salazar has kept the case open, and recently sent it back to detectives for further investigation. I think more than anything she was looking to have some stability, a stable relationship, something long term, said Turney, Olsens friend and business partner. The younger Wheelers image as a resourceful entrepreneur belied a turbulent personal life. In March 2014, while living with a boyfriend in an upscale home near The Dominion, Olsen was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault. She and her daughters occasionally saw Wheelers family, and went to his parents home for holidays and Bible study. The DWI charge was dismissed seven months later. My San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): FBI joins investigation into fatal triple shooting in luxury San Antonio-area home, by Peggy OHare and Fares Sabawi. Police said Nichol Olsen, a 37-year-old hairdresser, her daughter Alexa Denice Montez, a high school student and cheerleader, and her other daughter, 10-year-old London Bribiescas were all found dead at Olsens boyfriend Charles Edward Wheelers Texas mansion Thursday morning. News 4 San Antonio (San Antonio, TX): Friends cast doubt on suicide ruling in Anaqua Springs deaths, by Robert Price. An off-duty officer reported Wheeler had been cut off from buying more drinks after he became loud and caused problems. Olsen, a 37-year-old hairdresser, Alexa Denice Montez, a high school student and cheerleader, and London Bribiescas, a 10-year-old elementary school student, were all found dead from gunshot. During the visitation, Olsen and Alexa lay in closed caskets in the same room at Mission Park Funeral Chapels Stone Oak location. On Friday's episode of NBC's Dateline, Andrea Canning investigates the . [Feature Photo: Nichol Olsen and children/Facebook], MANHUNT: Hobby Lobby Distribution Center Manager Shot Dead in Altercation With Employee, 16-Year-Old High School Student Fatally Stabbed in Classroom Fight, Young Child FaceTimes for Help After 4 Members of Family Slain, subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Olsen and Wheeler had been in Galveston celebrating their anniversary when they started arguing. Yet they came from starkly different worlds. The medical examiners office declined to make public the full autopsy reports or results of toxicology tests on the victims remains after the sheriffs office said releasing the information could interfere with the investigation and the prosecution of anyone ultimately charged. L: Nichol Olsen and boyfriend Charles Wheeler, R: Alexa Denice Montez and London Bribiescas. So it's going to be a little while, but we're having to deal with that. Despite the tension, Olsen assured Turney that all was well and she shouldnt worry. The autopsy and toxicology reports for Olsen and her children havent been publicly released, due to the ongoing investigation. Green Bay, Wisconsin, mother Nicole VanderHeyden was found dead May 20, 2016, but who was responsible for her death? To me, it would be impossible for him to do what they say hes done.. But I dont feel like any of them deserve whats being said especially from people who have no idea who he is.. Those are things that you look for as youre older.. London Sophia Bribiescas and Alexa Denice Montez [Handout]What we found was that while we did know that there was a disconnected call from that phone number. The fact that Nichol Olsens death, right now, has been ruled a suicide, we cant just say that, Oh, well then she mustve been the one who did this to these two little girls,' Salazar told KSAT. He said hed left about 10 the previous night after arguing with Olsen and had spent the night at a relatives house. Olsen brought her two daughters with her. Medical examiners determined that Nichol Olsen, a Texas woman found dead at a residence with two young girls, died by suicide, said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar at a press conference on Monday. The lawsuit accuses Wheeler of leaving his gun in a place where Olsen had access to it, San Antonio Express-News reports. Yet, that shattered when detectives uncovered that hed taken out a $100,000 worth life insurance policy on 35-year-old Nichole shortly before her passing. Several friends of the Wheelers described them as a family steeped in Christian faith, love of horses and hard work. The way the system works is it just wasnt engaged long enough for us to be able to attach a GPS positioning to that call.. Dateline NBC Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. The home, which Wheeler bought in April 2017, spanned 4,500 square feet, on a lot of nearly 3 acres. And there are persons of interest in this case and we have not yet established, where they were and what they were doing at the time that we believe these deaths occurredThats what Im trying to establish here, and until that question is answered satisfactorily for every single person of interest in this case, its not going to be closed.. Wheeler said when he returned home the following morning, he found Olsen and her daughters dead and promptly called 911. Olsen was humiliated by the call, Turney said. An autopsy report determined that Olsen killed her children before shooting herself, but Sheriff Javier Salazar of the Bexar County Sheriffs Office said hes not ready to label Nichol Olson as a murderer, a double murderer of her own children. Salazar has now refused to sign the final forms on the case, pending further investigation. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Sheriff says boyfriend of woman in San Antonio triple shooting is person of interest, but not a suspect, by Peggy OHare. She later obtained a GED, friends said. San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX): Thirteen months later, sheriff still looking for answers in Anaqua Springs killings, by Peggy OHare. Olsen had three children and had been divorced twice. The lawsuit accuses Wheeler of ignoring Olsens escalating behavior during the night they argued and failing to protect the children. "I'm not ready to do that yet.". She told me that theyve had lots of fights. Nichol Olsen seemed to have the perfect life. A post shared by Nichol_O (@nichol.olsen) on Sep 6, 2017 at 7:54pm PDT. In addition to the above, the rifle recovered from the site of the incident was missing any fingerprints as if it was cleaned before being placed near Austin's body. The lives of many are forever changed by the loss of Alexa, and theres not anyone in the family who hasnt been deeply impacted by it, Torres said. Sign up forPEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Wheeler's criminal defense attorney Therese Huntzinger says Wheeler was "crushed" by the deaths. The question has perplexed Bexar County SheriffJavier Salazar sinceJan. 10, 2019, when deputies discovered the bloodied bodies ofSan Antonio hairstylist Nichol Leila Olsen, 37, and her two daughters, Alexa Denice Montez, 16, and London Sophia Bribiescas, 10. Her recent work has focused on the Iconic Village apartment fire in San Marcos and its aftermath. He competed professionally on the rodeo circuit for three years, beginning when he was 18, according to a 2014 article in Shale magazine, which covers the oil and gas industry. Nichol Olsen and daughters London and Alexa. At this point, were not ready to clear anybody of anything, the sheriff said. Therefore, today, at the age of 51, Jason Payne is imprisoned at the Mark W. Stiles Correctional Facility in Jefferson County, Texas, near Beaumont, where hes expected to remain for the rest of his natural life. The officer gave Wheeler a series of field sobriety tests, at one point asking him to count backward from 31 to 10. I told her, I dont like him, Turney recalled. To this day, he maintains his innocence, and it appears as if the Advocates 4 Wrongfully Convicted public organization backs him up. "Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the legendary Packers. Iowa, 2013: Carrie Elaine Olson goes missing and the current boyfriend and ex-boyfriend are suspects. Cynthia Wheeler said she and her husband havent spoken publicly before now because Charlies attorneys instructed them to remain silent. Records of Olsen's two divorces and three child custody cases shed light on her life before she met Wheeler in 2016. Early on, the couple was featured in a promotional video and photo shoots for KeVa Col, a wristwatch and jewelry business that Olsen co-owned with Turney and another friend, Kelly Myrick. Olsens son had reached his early 20s and lived elsewhere. On January 10, Nichol Olsen and her two young daughters, Alexa and London, were found shot to death inside their San Antonio, Texas home. Olson moved on to a romantic relationship with Justin Mueller, a quiet, hard-working Iraq War veteran, who struggled with serious bouts of post-traumatic stress disorder. The three were found shot to death on Jan. 10, 2019 at the home where they lived in the gated Anaqua Springs Ranch subdivision near Leon Springs in far northwest Bexar County. At the end, the crowd stood as the three caskets were taken slowly out of the chapel one by one. The $100,000 policy had Jason, according to the court document in the case, as the sole beneficiary. Boerne police cited Wheeler for speeding four times between July 2015 and August 2016, court records show. Patel soon learned from mutual friends that Olsen immediately reunited with Wheeler. | Today's Paper. His mother is a talented horse trainer and barrel racer. Lester Holt anchors NBC's signature newsmagazine. Its ironic how she didnt like being the center of attention or even posing for pictures, and yet here we are, she said. 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